| Year | Annual Increase | Demand (MW) | Power Plants Going Out of Service | Necessary Additional Capacity (MW) | Remarks | Required Action |
| 2004 | 3% | 1,900 | 520 | Calculation based on loss of largest turbine | ||
| 2010 | 2% | 2,269 | 240 | 627 | Jieh going out of service | Upgrade Deir Ammar and contruct first phase of new plant, and perform basic rehabuilitation to Jieh extend its life up to 2015 |
| 2015 | 2% | 2,505 | 475 | 440 | Zouk going out of service | Construct new Jieh plant, upgrade Zahrani and construct second phase of new plant |
| 2020 | 1% | 2,766 | -84 | No need for additional power | ||
| 2025 | 1% | 2,907 | 186 | Construct third phase of new plant | ||
| 2030 | 3,055 | 141 | ||||
| Basic Values | ||||||
| Spare Capacity Requirement | 20% | |||||
| Loss encountered as Loss of Largest Turbine in Nation | 218 MW | |||||
| Actual Capacity in 2004 | 1,685 | |||||